Marshall and defense post linger questions for Congress
Washington writes that General George C. Marshall, praised as a model public servant, faces a fresh push to become Secretary of Defense. The piece notes the ten year rule delaying ex generals, the civilian control tradition, and potential political attacks by critics like Dean Acheson and Senator McCarthy as Congress weighs amending the law for Marshall.
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Washington
Sep
George C. Marshall
Truman
Louis Johnson
Defense
General Marshall
Marshall
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Congress
Chiang
Acheson
Senator McCarthy
Red Dean
Secretary of Defense
Community notices and jokes mix from Morgan County area
Church services held each third Sunday morning with singing in the afternoon. Local visitors include Mrs Grace Ramey and Mr Elzin Childress family. Various social items mention neighbors, travel, school principal, and light humor about marriages and domestic life in a rural setting.
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Grace Ramey
Decatur
Delores Horton
Virgil Smith
Elzin Childress
Don and
Clifton
Florence
J. F. Tanner
Elna Tanner
Gadsden
Iain Lewis
Bir
William Lewis
Walter Hawk
Lawrence Cove
Battle of Little Bighorn reported in 1876 battle note
The article notes that more than 225 soldiers of the Seventh Cavalry were annihilated with General George A. Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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Seventh Cavalry
George A. Custer
Battle of the Little Bighorn
One Opinion and Vignette Fragments About War Era Life
A collage of quips and odd quotes on worry, alimony, employment, advertising, and idle talk. A wartime California scene notes a Mexican visitor in Red Cross offices and a nurse recording blood draw data before asking about gasoline.
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California
Red Cross
Tuberculosis Still Chief Killer in Singapore Report
In a seven day period tuberculosis remains the leading killer in Singapore with 46 deaths. Pneumonia follows with 27 deaths and enteritis accounts for 23. The week recorded 225 total deaths (110 men and 115 women) and 611 births.
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Singapore
Morgan County Winton Arlene Sivley Winton Family Notices
Reverend and Mrs. Sid Berry of Friendship visited Mr. and Mrs. Lester Whitten and family. A number of relatives enjoyed a birthday dinner with S. C. Dunaway. Rudolph Sivley and children Nell and J. L. were supper guests of T. Mason and family at Union. Ellawee Breeding and Lewis Mason were dinner guests of Howard Dobbs and son Gary. Alice Green and Rose Jackson of Cullman visited their mother Katie Sharp. Warren McGee and sons J. C. and Maurice spent Friday with Rudolph Sivley and family. Holden Taylor and daughter of Brooksville visited S. C. Dunaway Sunday. Leon Whitten and son Billie of Decatur spent Sunday with Hammond Day and daughter Shirley. P. G. Winton returned home after hospital treatment in Nashville. J. T. Mason spent Tuesday with T. C. Dunaway and family. Family visited Lois McGee at Somerville Sunday. Troy McCutcheon and baby of Somerville spent Sunday with J. C. McCutcheon and family. Bruce Lemmonds and family of Priceville visited Robert Hardy family Sunday. Paul Lemmond and children of Hartselle spent Sunday with Robert Hardy family.
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Sid Berry
Friendship
Lester Whitten
S. C. Dunaway
Rudolph Sivley
Nell
J. L
T. Mason
Union
Ellawee Breeding
Lewis Mason
Howard Dobbs
Gary
Alice Green
Rose Jackson
Cullman
Katie Sharp
Warren McGee
J. C. and
Maurice
Holden Taylor
Brooksville
Leon Whitten
Billie
Decatur
Hammond Day
Shirley
P. G. Winton
Veteran’s Hospital
Nashville
J. T. Mason
T. C. Dunaway
Lois McGee
Somerville
Troy McCutcheon
J. C. McCutcheon
Bruce Lemmonds
Priceville
Robert Hardy
Paul Lemmond
Hartselle 3
Rural lightning toll rises with hundreds killed yearly
An estimated 400 rural residents die and 800 to 1,000 are injured annually due to lightning.
Athens Social Notes Highlight Local Dinner Dance and Annex Updates
Athens residents hosted a large dinner dance at the Village Barn with corsages and boutonnieres for guests. The Cartwright Sunday School Class held a covered dish dinner at the Chambers home. Engagement announced for Jimmie Doris Hale to James Neely Belew Jr with a October 27 wedding planned at the First Christian Church. Other items note travels, job updates, illnesses, and a dip in parking meter receipts to $390.05 in the second week of operation.
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Nick G. Flood
Village Barn
Cartwright
Cardwell Chambers
Julius Hillman Hale
Jimmie Doris
James Neely Belew, Jr
James Neely Belew
Decatur
First Christian Church of
Athens
Woodrow Moyers
Connie
Kansas City
C. T. Lumpkin
Bill Mackey
Miami
Florida
Thomas Martin Gilbert
Washington, D. C
van Buren Gilbert
Elkmont
Claude W. Hudson
Bee Line Highway
Local Residents Attend Various Social Visits and Travel
Morgan County notes list Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Smith of Birmingham and Mr. and Mrs. Will Smith and son from Six Mile visiting at the cemetery. Mrs. Walker Garnett is at Lavender Clinic for treatment. Robert Knighten and sons were in Decatur. Mrs. Ella Johnson visited her ill mother Minnie Fowler last week. The McConnells celebrated their 46th anniversary. J L Henderson heads to California for over a month. Elgin Bowen and girls visited Charley Vice's family in Peck Hollow. Orval Davis of Columbus, Georgia, visited Ryan and M G Peck families.
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Marvin Smith
Birmingham
Will. Smith
Six Mile
Walker Garnett
Dr. Lavender
Robert Knighten and Sons
Decatur
Ella Johnson
Minnie Fowler
Russell Peck
Huntsville
Zera Lipscomb
Elgin Bowen
Charley Vice
Peck Hollow
Dewey Bowen
Shiloh
Orval Davis
Columbus
Georgia
Tom Davis
Ryan
M. G. Peck
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